Katherine slowly opened her eyes, her nose was rubbing against Elijah's chest, she lifted up her head and looked at him, he was still asleep. The room was in the total dark, she turned her head to look at the clock, it was 3 a.m. She was thirty and she needed to drink something, she gently pushed away Elijah's arm which was encircling hers. She got up and walked to the kitchen in the dark until she reached the fridge where she allowed herself to turn on a small light. She opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water; she drank a sip when she heard laughs coming from the outside of the house. She frowned as someone was opening the door of the house, she thought Elijah lives alone. A dark blond man entered accompanied by a blond girl who was obviously drunk. Katherine stayed motionless in front of them.

The man looked at her up and down with an undisguised smirk of appreciation. "Want to join us?"

The blond girl started to giggle almost choking. "Stooop!"

"Klaus!" The three turned to looked at Elijah who was standing in the entrance of the corridor, he took some step toward Katherine and gave her a soothing look.

Klaus shrugged his shoulders and passed next to them giving to Katherine a seductive look, him and the girl both disappeared away in the corridor.

Katherine drank a sip of the bottle once again before to put it back in the fridge. "Who is that?"

Elijah raised his eyebrows. "My brother." He gave her his hand. "Come on, go back to bed."

Katherine grabbed Elijah's hand and smiled as she felt the warmth of his hand; she lightly squeezed it and turned off the light before to follow him back to his bedroom. They laid under the blanket, Katherine's back against Elijah's chest, his arm encircling her, their fingers crossed together. Katherine whispered quietly. "Talk to me about your siblings."

Elijah nodded and breathed in before to answer. "I'm the oldest, after me come Klaus, Rebekah and then Kol. Rebekah left for Australia one year ago, we are really close, and you can always count on her. Kol as the younger is kind of childish but he really cares. And finally Klaus, my parents describe him as the black sheep of the family; he doesn't want to obey them in anyway even if he could find advantages in doing what they want." Elijah stayed just few second silent. "I had a big brother named Finn, he died 3 years ago."

Katherine straddled at the end of his sentence. "I'm sorry."

Elijah brought their laced hands to his face and gently kissed her hand. "It's ok. Sleep now."

Katherine nodded once and closed her eyes, slowly falling asleep.

OooOooO

Katherine woke up hours later, a sunshine was lightening the room, she turned around, stretching her arms. Elijah wasn't here, she stood up and walked in the bathroom to see if he was there but the bathroom was empty, and Elijah's phone was on the nightstand, he was obviously still in the house, she opened his dressing room and allowed herself to take one of his sweat which was way too large for her, she put it on and started to look for him. She had almost opened all the door of the ground floor, when the blond girl from yesterday night came out of one of the last doors she hasn't opened. Katherine felt lucky to hasn't opened it.

The blond girl was caring her high heels in her head, dressed like yesterday night. "If you are looking for Elijah, he is upstairs in his office. I saw him earlier."

Katherine nodded and smiled at her in thankfulness. "Thank you, hum…" Katherine stopped her sentence when she realized she didn't know the name of the girl.

The girl smiled back at her softly. "Caroline. And you're welcome." She turned around and walked toward the door.

Katherine looked at her as she was walking away. Katherine quickly climbed the stairs and saw a door half-opened on the hallway. She gently pushed it and saw Elijah on his phone, tapping on his laptop. Who the hell work on Sunday morning? She shook her head and stepped in the room.

Elijah looked up at her and smiled widely, he made a sign with his hand to tell her to come closer.

Katherine walked quietly barefoot on the floor; she sat on Elijah's lap, her head resting on his shoulder she looked up at him, trying to hide her smile.

Elijah finally hung off and put the phone back on his desk. He looked down at Katherine and let a small kiss on her forehead, whispering. "Good morning princess. Or should I say baby, because you're more looking like one right now."

Katherine hit his chest gently, pouting. "Don't be mean in the morning!"

Elijah laughed and put his finger on her nose. "I'm kidding. You're beautiful as always. Princess…" He said to her very seriously looking straight into her chocolate eyes.

Katherine slid her hand behind his neck and slowly brought her face closer to his, until their mouths finally met and she brushed her lips against his, shutting her eyes as she enjoyed the moment. She pulled away few seconds later, smiling. "It's the first time I see you in a Tee-shirt, it has that effect on me." She laughed softly.

Elijah laughed with her. "I'll wear one every day for you. The same if I have too." He kept laughing as his hands were running up and down on Katherine's naked legs.

Katherine laid her head back on his shoulder, still smiling. "You can continue to work; I'll just stay here making no noise." She brushed her nose against his neck, breathing his perfume.

Elijah shook his head. "No, I have to take a shower. By the way, how did you find me?"

Katherine kissed softly his neck. "Caroline told me where you were."

Elijah nodded. "Yes, I'm sorry about yesterday night. Caroline actually comes very often at the house but she doesn't stay long, she is already gone, right?"

Katherine straightened and crossed her arms around his neck. "Yes, she seems nice."

"She is. She is also very smart contrary at what it looked like yesterday night. She is college she wants to be doctor if I'm right." He slowly stroked Katherine cheek as his gaze was fixed on Katherine's lips.

Katherine nodded, laying her cheek on Elijah's hand. "Let's take your shower; there is something I want you to do after." She smiled playfully at him and suddenly stood up, taking his hand as she started to walk toward the hallway.

Elijah smiled and followed her, before to carry her in his arms bringing under into his room under Katherine's whines. He finally sat her on his bed. "You are barefoot and I don't want you to get sick so don't walk on tiles." He kissed her cheeks as she grinned before to walk in the bathroom closing the door behind him.

Katherine brought the blanket over her and grabbed the picture that was on the nightstand. She stared at it for seconds before to smirk as she had an idea. She grabbed her phone and took a picture of herself, smiling. Then she really quickly run toward Elijah's office and printed the picture then she took a pencil and wrote a note on the back of the picture before to come back in the room as quickly. She hid the picture behind the one of Elijah and his sibling. She laid back in the bed; 2 minutes later Elijah was coming out of the bathroom only a towel wrapped around his hips. Katherine bit her lower lip at this erotic vision.

Elijah laughed softly, drying his hair with another towel. "You like what you see?"

Katherine grinned and opened her arms, still lay in the bed. "Come, please."

Elijah thrown the other towel on a chair and came upside Katherine, his hands on each side of her shoulders. "What?"

Katherine brought him closer to her and started to kiss him slowly before to deepen the kiss, their tongues touching for the very first time. Her hand slid on his sinewy back as the other was passing through his hair.

Elijah kissed her back instantly, he let escape quiet groan for answer at her assault, he laid on top of her, taking support on his elbows and forearms. He whispered against her lips. "I've been dreaming of this…" He pecked few times Katherine's lips; brushing his nose against hers.

Katherine laughed softly. "Why do I always look like an animal when I kiss you while you are just so sweet?" Her hand caressed Elijah's chest with care.

Elijah smiled at her touch and her words. "I can kiss you like an animal too." He lightly started to nibble her lower lip.

Katherine smiled back at him and pushed the blanket down with her feet, she crossed her legs around his hips, forcing him to come closer to her body. "Show me."

Elijah's head slowly slide down to her neck and he kissed her neck in a mix of nibbling and licking while his hands were running on her body, pulling her shirt a bit on the side so he could more easily stroked the soft skin of her hips and belly.

Katherine moaned under the feeling of ecstasy that Elijah's lips were making her feel. She roughly pulled his hair in pleasure and whispered breathless. "Ok, I didn't say anything. You are a freaking animal!" They both laughed together as Elijah came up and kiss her lips again softly.

When they both heard someone knocked at Elijah's bedroom door, Elijah groaned quietly. "I'm going to kill him…" He rapidly stood up and pulled the blanket back on Katherine body, he did up his towel and opened the door to find Klaus eating a red apple with a smirk.

Klaus was actually very proud of him, annoying his brother like this was something he particularly enjoys. "Am I interrupting something?"

Elijah rolled his eyes up and answered slyly. "What do you want Klaus?"

Klaus laid on the frame of the door. "Father just called me, he seemed really angry against you and a certain brunette. I guess he was talking about the girl who is in your bed right now." Klaus winked at Katherine, he was able to see her looking under Elijah arm. "Anyway, I have no idea what you actually did but… Please, continue like that! I love to see him become mad especially when it's not because of me!" Klaus laughed softly and gently hit Elijah's shoulder. "I let you, you seem busy." He smiled and walked away.

Elijah sighed deeply and closed the door, he was now forced to tell Katherine what happened with his father and he was kind of afraid of her reaction especially now, their relationship wasn't really stable. He came back near the bed and sat on it, passing his hand on his face.

Katherine straightened in the bed and crossed her hands on Elijah's shoulder resting her head on it, she whispered with care. "What happened? I won't judge you Elijah, after what Kol told me I think I kind of know how your parents are. So no matter what happened, I'll support you. I just want to know."

Elijah looked down at her with a soft surprised smile on his face before to pulled her into a tight hug. "I fired them, my parents. I needed to, all they have ever done is bringing me down and I've always deal with it but when I learned that it was because of them that you left me… I can't let them have any influence on my life anymore."

Katherine nodded, hugging him back. "I understand. Even if I don't like the fact that I'm a problem for your family." She stood up, letting Elijah idly. "Lay on your belly on the bed, please. Let's make you feel better." She smiled playfully at him before to scampered toward the bathroom as Elijah took position on the bed. She rapidly came back with a small bottle of oil in her hand. She straddled Elijah's back and spread some oil on his back. She smoothly started to massage his back, her hand running from the base of his neck to his lower back. "Is that good?"

Elijah closed his eyes, smiling. "It can't be better."

Katherine smirked and came closer to his ear and murmured. "I bet I can make it better…" She straightened and rapidly took off her shirt, then pressed her chest against his back.

Elijah laughed softly, feeling her breast against him. "Ok, THAT is heaven. Even if the only thing I want to do right now is to turn around."

Katherine laughed with him. "You'll." She quickly stood up and walked toward the bathroom. She said loudly. "Go ahead turn around. I'm going to take a shower now."

Elijah turned around to see Katherine; back naked closed the door of the bathroom. He smiled and put a suit on before to go the kitchen to do some coffee.

When Katherine walked in the kitchen to find Elijah she was wearing a short in cotton and a dark blue top, still barefoot. She looked at Elijah surprised. "What the hell are you wearing?"

Elijah frowned, seeing the look she was giving to him. "What? A suit. I always wear a suit."

Katherine agitated her hand, almost yelling. "Yes, that's the problem! I want to see in a casual outfit! Remember our deal?! So go back to your dressing your."

Elijah shook his head, laughing. "Ok, mum." He went back to his dressing room then laid on the frame of the door. "Show me what to wear." He said to Katherine who just joined in the room as he was taking of his tie.

Katherine smiled widely as she was allowed to snooped in his clothes, she mumbled. "If only it could be woman's clothes." She threw at him a jean and a loose pullover in wool. "Here, put that on." She kissed him softly before to go back to the kitchen.

Elijah joined her two minutes later. "Is that ok for you?" He spread his arms, turning around.

Katherine smiled widely. "That's perfect!" She handed him his cup of coffee and then sat on the couch.

Elijah sat behind her, and encircled her hips with his left arm, holding his cup with the other. He asked carefully. "I saw a picture at your home. It was you and a dark haired man with light blue eyes, you both seemed really close and… I just wanted to know who he was."

Katherine felt a knot in her stomach as she heard Elijah mentioning him, but she tried to hide it. "You are a little snoop." She laughed softly before to drink a sip of her coffee, swallowing hard. "I told you I had one boyfriend in L.A. Well, it's him."

Elijah nodded once, frowning. "Why do you keep a picture of him?"

Katherine looked up at him. "Don't you have any photo of Tatia?" Bringing his ex-girlfriends in the conversation was the best way for her to stop talking about her own ex-boyfriends.

Elijah seemed to think for a minute. "I think I still have one. But it's not frame in my living room. And…"

Katherine instantly cut his sentence. "Can I see it? The picture?" She straightened to face Elijah, with a very serious look.

Elijah blinked twice, lost. "Why do you want to see it? I mean it's picture of her, if you want to see the picture, right? Why do you want to see her?"

Katherine kept staring at him without a move. "Please. Elijah." She slowly grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

Elijah sighed deeply without trying to hide his reluctance. He drank his cup of coffee in one sip then stoop up, forcing her to get up and to follow him. He brought her to a room upstairs.

Katherine's eyes ran in the room, worried. Everything in the room was covered of black sheet. She looked at Elijah who was opening a big dark safe. Katherine sat on the parquet, her legs crossed, looking into the safe. Elijah handed her a small picture. Katherine looked thoroughly at the picture. Elijah was wearing a suit, next to a small brunette, his arms was wrapped around her hips. They were both smiling widely; Katherine saw a light of innocence in the girl's smile and an enormous amount of love in her eyes. Katherine bit her lower lips, they both seemed really happy.

Elijah saw the look on her face and came closer to her, bringing her into a hug, he murmured. "It's over, Katherine." He took the picture away from her, and torn it up, looking right into Katherine's eyes.

Katherine mumbled, looking down. "What can ruin happiness like this one?"

Elijah whispered. "My family…" He put his finger under Katherine's chin and lifted it up. He continued, speaking clearly. "That's why; I won't let them come between you and me."

Katherine nodded once, swallowing. "I hope." She stood up and quickly looked around. "What's this room? A serial-killer could totally bring me here."

Elijah stood up next to her, laughing. "It used to be Klaus' paint shop." Elijah bent over to grab the pieces of picture which were on the floor then took Katherine's hand and went back downstairs. He threw the piece in the dustbin. They both sat back the couch, Elijah's head resting on Katherine's lap; she was playing with his hair. She bent to kiss him softly.

They both turned their heads toward the door when they heard a car parking loudly, then they heard some sound of heels walking hardly toward the door, someone inserted a key in the lock, swearing. Katherine looked down at Elijah, asking. "Klaus? Or is there another person who lives here?"

Elijah shook his head frowning as he straightened. "Klaus doesn't wear high heels. No one else lives here but if I count the number of persons who have the key of this house, I'm afraid it might be my mother." He stood up, followed by Katherine a second later.

Esther finally managed to open the door in anger. She took a step in the house and smashed the door behind her, looking at Elijah angrily. She lost control when she saw Katherine hide behind Elijah's body.

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